Resen (municipality)
| Municipality of Resen Општина Ресен | |||
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| Urban municipality | |||
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| Country | Macedonia | ||
| region | Pelagonia Statistical Region | ||
| Municipal seat | Resen, Republic of Macedonia | ||
| Government | |||
| • mayor | Gjoko Strezovski | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 16,825 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| Website | http://www.resen.gov.mk/ | ||
Resen (Macedonian: Ресен [ˈrɛːsɛn]) is a municipality in southwestern Republic of Macedonia. Resen is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Resen Municipality is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.
Geography
The municipality borders Ohrid Municipality to the west, Demir Hisar Municipality to the northeast, Bitola Municipality to the east, and Greece and Albania to the south.
Demographics
Settlements in Resen Municipality
According to the last national census from 2002, Resen Municipality has 16,825 inhabitants.[1]
| Demographics of Resen Municipality | ||
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| Census year | Population | |
| 1994 | 17,681 | |
| 2002 | 16,825 | |
Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
- Macedonians = 12,798 (76.1%)
- Turks = 1,797 (10.7%)
- Albanians = 1,536 (9.1%)
- Roma = 184 (1.1%)
- others.
Mother tongues in the municipality include:
- Macedonian = 12,943 (76.9%)
- Albanian = 1,885 (11.2%)
- Turkish = 1,766 (10.5%)
- Roma = 113 (0.7%)
- others.
Religions in the municipality include:
- Orthodox = 12,599 (74.9%)
- Muslim = 3,927 (23.3%)
- others.
References
- ↑ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
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